****2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Survey on the Virtual Residency Application Process****

///The purpose of this survey study was to 1. understand the perspectives of internal medicine (IM) clerkship and sub-internship directors (as student advisors) about the 2020-21 residency application cycle when interviews were conducted virtually; 2. identify perceptions of how student advising might have changed; and 3. gather data essential for providing medical schools and residency programs with recommendations about the virtual application process.

///This study (#21-AAIM-118) was deemed exempt by Pearl IRB (U.S. DHHS OHRP #IRB00007772) under FDA 21 CFR 56.104 and 45 CFR46.104(b)(2).

///The survey population consisted of internal medicine core clerkship or sub-internship director whose institution was a member of the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) as of the study period. Co-/associate/assistant clerkship directors were included.

///The survey was fielded from March 23, 2021 through May 10, 2021 via the Qualtrics XM Surveys platform. Summary and secondary data analyses were conducted in Stata 16.1 SE. Further details about the study and methods are provided in the summary results .pdf document included below.

///Files associated with this study:

2021_AAIM_CDIM_Spring_Survey_Instrument.pdf: Survey instrument
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Survey Summary Results.pdf: Complete summary results, including fielding history and methods
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Survey_Dataset Codebook.pdf: Dataset codebook
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Svy Stata Analysis Syntax.do: Complete Stata syntax for reproducing the summary and secondary analyses
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Svy Stata Analysis Syntax.txt: Complete Stata syntax for reproducing the summary and secondary analyses (text file)
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Survey_Deidentified.dta: Deidentified dataset (Stata V16)
2021 AAIM_CDIM Spring Survey_Deidentified_xlsx/csv/sav/v8xpt: Deidentified dataset in multiple additional file formats including SPSS, MS Excel, CSV, SAS v8; MS Excel and CSV files include iterations with variable values and variable value labels

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